ControlBlock, PowerBlock & Co.

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  [Workaround but NOT solved] Controlblock not outputing proper keys
  controlblock button mapping rpi3b+ • • tba  

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  OK, this is probably my last post on this matter. It isn't solved, by any stretch of the imagination, but i do have a workaround! I don't believe that the short has fried anything, the controlblock is still working exactly as advertised, but it DID scramble the outputs. All the outputs are still there, just in different places! If it is possible to re-flash the firmware i think it would restore the normal operation, but that is just a hunch, and as it stands now i am not willing to take the risk. Just in case someone out there ever has a similar problem i'm posting how i rewired the controlblock: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! THIS WON'T WORK ON YOUR SYSTEM, IT FIXED MY SYSTEM ONLY. I ONLY POST HERE TO SHOW WHAT THE SHORT DID TO MY CONTROLBLOCK! In the end i rewired my project to match the new outputs of the scrambled Controlblock as follows:! Hope that helps, if anyone else finds themself in a similar situation! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING! END WARNING!
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  Assign a button to act as a "tab" key / run a script
  controlblock2 • • guydot  

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  Sorry for the delay on my side. I like our solutions! Also, a tool like jslisten also came into my mind for your second question.
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  NES controller not working with New ControlBlock2 build
  nes newbie question controlblock2 • • Sledrunner21  

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  Also, the config file is located in the folder supplementary within the driver folder ControlBlockService2.
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  Gamepadblock Sample COM port script
  snes nes gamepadblock gamepads firmware • • mahuti  

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  Thanks a lot for that! I have just announces it in a tweet, see https://twitter.com/petrockblog/status/1000702534674198533 :-)
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  ControlBlock support for LED Buttons
  controlblock led buttons leds • • jaymcmeans  

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  A little more searching and I found a great thread that describes this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17533/how-do-i-get-these-led-arcade-buttons-to-light-up
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  Retropie Not recognizing 2 different genesis controllers from Gamepadblock
  megadrive gamepadblock 2 player setup genesis control genesis megadri • • Heed  

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  Maybe you did not install the USB HID quirks for Raspbian? It is a known issue with the older Linux kernels and is described here in the section "Installing USB HID Quirks for the GamepadBlock" at https://blog.petrockblock.com/2017/10/10/tutorial-gamepadblock-raspbian/.
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  PowerBlock and Retroflag NESPi case
  powerblock nespi case powerblock mod • • Brandonshire  

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  Have you been able to set it up so that the reset button works as anything other than a power button? How did you hook up the power and reset buttons to the power block?
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  ControlBlock install.sh failing during final step (wrong module version?)
  error installation controlblock2 kernel • • jacobq  

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  Doh, OK, re-running the script after rebooting fixed it. I must not have rebooted since updating the kernel version. Now I can run jstest /dev/input/js0and see the buttons work as well as shutdown view soft power switch and see LED indicate status. I'm not sure if this post will be useful to others, but one never knows. In any case, the process of writing it out probably helped me figure out what went wrong.
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  ControlBlock Version 1.6 not working. Says I'm missing CMakelists.txt file
  retropie 4.4 controlblock raspberry pi 3b version issues cmakelists.txt • • bertoruiz  

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  I ran the installation with the new instructions and it still fails. I've tried both the standard install process as well as the quick installation. Each time I used a clean install of RetroPie 4.4
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  powerblock and pi2scart
  gpio powerblock pi2scart • • Zoidberg  

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  I don’t know the exact pi out of the pi2scart, but you can find the used pins of the PowerBlock at https://blog.petrockblock.com/powerblock-raspberry-pi-power-switch/: S1: pin 12 S2: pin 11 If this does not collide with the pi2scart, it should work.
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  ControlBlock feature suggestion: SNES EJECT button support
  snes controlblock case reset button • • ahaertig  

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  I have just pushed an update for the ControlBlock driver. You can now connect a button to P2, "A": Pressing that button will lead to a simulated press of Start + B, as well as a keyboard button press of "F1". Does this work for you?
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  PowerBlock no longer shuts system down
  retropie powerblock 4.1 • • CameraGuyKurt  

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  You mean you need a tutorial for updating or reinstalling the PowerBlock driver, right? What you could try is to run wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock/master/install.sh | sudo bash from the command line to execute the auto-install routine of the PowerBlock driver (as described at https://github.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock#quick-installation). Maybe that solves your issue?
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  Reset Button Issue
  controlblock retroarch setup nes project • • DK319  

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  Glad to hear that! I find your hardware setup very clear and logical. So far, I did not find anything on the driver site. You mean it was an issue with a configuration file of RetroArch, right?
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  2 ControlBlocks not working together
  configuration controlblock 4 player multiple not recognized • • daviddam  

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  I just pushed an update for the ControlBlock driver. The four-player feature should work again now! Sorry for this bug!
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  GamepadBlock not being seen by PC or Pi
  retro pie gamepadblock arcadecontrols • • FAULTS  

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  Do you mean that you needed to firmly press the USB cable into the connector to solve the issue? Anyway, glad to hear that things are working for you now!
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  Powerblock - Drivers not downloading correctly
  powerblock • • ntaubitz  

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  Can you post the output here? I just checked the installation script with the current RetroPie image and everything went fine for me. I have also added a screencast that shows the console output for the installation. You can find it in the "Videos" section at https://blog.petrockblock.com/powerblock-raspberry-pi-power-switch/.
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  SNES gamepads both acting strange
  snes gamepad controlblock wiring • • Chad  

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  Glad to hear that you found the problem.
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  Gamepadblock Issue: Not detecting "Start" Button on Mega Drive controllers
  retropie setup megadrive gamepad config gamepadblock • • Urluck  

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  @petrockblog Hi there, just seen your response. Yes, thank you, will be in touch.
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  Wired 360 controller help
  help gamepad • • tuxedo_r  

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  @tuxedo_r Read this.... https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first ....and then post in the Help and Support section.
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  Gamepadblock Firmware Updater Not Working
  update mac gamepadblock firmware windows 7 • • mahuti  

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  Thanks for the feedback!